Transcript From Here To Eternity Powerpoint

1950’s Film
From here to eternity
By Hollie Walsh and Louise Norton
Introduction
• From Here To Eternity is a 1950’s film which was
brought out in 1953. Starring Burt Lancaster,
Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed and
Frank Sinatra. It has been described as the original
Pearl Harbour story.
• We are going to be conducting research on this film
in order to find out if the internet has had an affect
on film distribution.
• We are going to research the following aspects of
the film including; budget, box office takings,
availability of the film on the internet, DVD releases,
reviews, media coverage and advertisements.
Budget
• The estimated budget of the film budget of the
film (according too IMDb) was $1,650,000.
However, MovieDiva have stated the
estimated budget was $2.5 million dollars,
therefore the actual budget is unknown.
Box Office Takings
• The Gross takings from the film were said to be
$30,500,000 (in the USA), they also gained
$12,200,000 from rentals (in the USA). The
production dates of the movie were March 1953
- June 1953.
Availability of film on the
internet
• MovieBerry.com allows users to download and watch from here to eternity for
a small (varied) fee. These include $1.31 to watch via DIVX or $0.86 to watch
on your iPhone or iPod, or you can watch online for $0.45. (Unsure whether
this service is legal/illegal)
• Solar Movie allows you to download the film with no charge making this
website illegal.
• Movie Data Center also allows you to watch films and download them for,
again for no charge, it also gives you the opportunity to Stream movies in HD,
this website is illegal.
• You can also access particular scenes from here to eternity on youtube,
which isn’t illegal.
DVD Releases
• From here to eternity was released on DVD in
2002, was able to rent and buy.
• The DVD is available on:
Amazon for £3.97
Price Minister for £3.69
Zavvi for £3.95
• On average from here to eternity is available
for on average £3.80
Reviews
Average star ratings
• IMDb gives from here to eternity a 4 Star
rating, rotten tomatoes have given it a 4.5 star
rating which matches the rating given from film
4 again 4.5 Stars.
• On average the rating for from here to eternity
is 4 Stars.
media coverage and
• The film was advertised using
posters and
trailers, the top part
advertisements
of the image shows the
advertisement for From Here To
Eternity
• Here is a link to the film trailer of
From Here To Eternity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=Yup3rl2yK8A
•
Other
factors
• Another factor that we have found is that a
particular scene ‘the beach scene’ reoccurs
throughout the majority of advertisements, and
the DVD cover, suggesting that this is the
most recognizable part of the film, therefore all
of the audience will know what is being
advertised.
has the internet had an
effect on film distribution
• As a result of the internet not being used for
the use of films in that time period (i.e
downloading films, watching films online etc) it
wouldn’t have had an effect on the film From
Here To Eternity. However, if the film was
released in this time period there most
definitely would be an effect and the film may
not have made as much money as it did in
1953.
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• Budget: $150,000,000
• Box office takings (UK opening weekend):
£6,658,979. The US opening weekend takings
were: $85,058,003
• Here is a link to a BBC news story about the leak
of X Men Origins:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7978379.stm
• X-men origins wolverine is still available to
download illegally, however, it is still available to
buy on DVD.